verb
kukleuamō
Greekκυκλεύω (kukleuō)
Strong’sG2944
I encircle, besiege, surround
stem kukleu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κυκλεύω
(< κύκλος), [in LXX: IV Ki 3:25 B (סבב)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2944 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoo-klo'-o
to encircle, i.e. surround
Fromfrom the same as G2945;
King Jamescompass (about), come (stand) round about.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kukleualaἐκύκλευσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | surrounded | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kukleuamō | kukleuame | kukleuami | kukleuama | kukleuamē | kukleuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kukleuasō | kukleuase | kukleuasi | kukleuasa | kukleuasē | kukleuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kukleuatō | kukleuate | kukleuati | kukleuata | kukleuatē | kukleuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kukleuanō | kukleuane | kukleuani | kukleuana | kukleuanē | kukleuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kukleuavō | kukleuave | kukleuavi | kukleuava | kukleuavē | kukleuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kukleualō | kukleuale | kukleuali | kukleuala1×ἐκύκλευσαν | kukleualē | kukleualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kukleuameiō | kukleuameia | kukleuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kukleuaseiō | kukleuaseia | kukleuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kukleuateiō | kukleuateia | kukleuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kukleuaneiō | kukleuaneia | kukleuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kukleuaveiō | kukleuaveia | kukleuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kukleualeiō | kukleualeia | kukleualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kukleuasōr | kukleuasar | kukleuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kukleuatōr | kukleuatar | kukleuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kukleuavōr | kukleuavar | kukleuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kukleualōr | kukleualar | kukleualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kukleuamoiō | kukleuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kukleuasoiō | kukleuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kukleuatoiō | kukleuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kukleuanoiō | kukleuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kukleuavoiō | kukleuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kukleualoiō | kukleualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kukleuarō | kukleuari | kukleuara | kukleuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kukleuarōtos | kukleuaritos | kukleuaratos | kukleuarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kukleu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
kukleuala“surrounded”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 20:9“surrounded”kai anabainala epi tem platem tau gēau, kai kukleuala tan parembolan toiu hagioiu kai tan politan tan agapirētan. kai katabainata purem ek tou ouranou kai katesthiata autoin;And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.